Foreign Direct Investment EU27 investment stocks in the rest of the world increased by 50% between 2008 and 2011.

At the end of 2011, the EU27 held Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) stocks1 of 4 983 billion euro in the rest of the world, while stocks held by the rest of the world in the EU27 amounted to 3 807 bn, meaning that the EU27 is a net investor in the rest of the world. Both stocks held by the EU27 and those…